The residents also raised the issue of inadequate compensation being granted to the people who had sold their lands for the proposed developmental projects.
In his speech in Lok Sabha on Monday afternoon, during the debate on the motion of thanks on President Draupadi Murmu's address, Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP and RSS of preaching and spreading violence and hatred. His remarks drew protests from the Treasury benches.
Activists of Tripura Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Tuesday burnt the effigy of Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha in protest against his alleged "anti-Hindu" statement during the parliament session.
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) led the protest, with participation from various local ethnic groups. The protestors demanded an end to the mercenary war and the "terrorist military policy in the Pashtun homeland.
The six-day-long protests, sit-ins, shutter-downs, demonstrations, and wheel-jam strikes began on May 8 against the Government of Pakistan and the PoJK government, demanding subsidised electricity and flour.
Protesters broke through the barricades and police had to use water cannon to disperse the crowd. Later, the protesters were allowed to conduct a peaceful march.
Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan, the spokesperson for the UKPNP, also demanded that the administration must stop using "brutal force" and filing charges against peaceful protestors of PoJK.
The KNCHR has criticised President William Ruto for using brutal force against citizens protesting the Finance Bill 2024, which included unpopular tax hikes.